The client sources goods in five cities — Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Yiwu, Dongguan and Beijing. No single point generates enough volume for a full departure, but together they do. Collecting at five local pickup points and booking as one consignment is the standard approach for this kind of client.

Transport plan

Each pickup point receives cargo locally; bookings are consolidated by destination, choosing air or rail by volume and speed requirements. Every point has a dedicated contact, cargo status stays in sync, and the five-city load is dispatched together after consolidation.

Timeline

D1-D4 Receiving across five cities
D5 Consolidation, sorting and booking at the central warehouse
D7 Dispatch on the chosen line (air urgent 1-3 days / rail 20-25 days)

Result

Combined dispatch cut per-shipment freight costs by about 15%, with delivery time identical to single-point shipping. Scattered supply is not a problem — collecting locally solves it.

Takeaway

Scattered supply across five cities is never the problem: collect locally, book together, and piecemeal volumes become departure-scale batches — unit cost drops while delivery time stays identical to single-point shipping.